Red Sox DH David Ortiz went 4-for-4 with 2 RBI in his first game after destroying the telephone in the visitor’s dugout at Camden Yards last night. He hit a two-run home run off of Orioles starter Jason Hammel in the second inning and logged three additional singles as he bumped his batting average back up to .329.

Ortiz played off last night’s temper tantrum in good humor, laughing as teammates Ryan Dempster and Jonny Gomes pretended to fix the dugout phone by hooking up aluminum cans on a string.

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Ortiz also pretended to go after the phone with his bat again, but in a joking fashion this time. Via Gamereax:

The Red Sox, behind seven shutout innings by starter Jon Lester, handily defeated the Orioles 5-0. As the Rays lost to the Yankees on an Alfonso Soriano walk-off RBI single, the Red Sox reclaimed first place in the AL East at 63-43.

I am a Red Sox fan and I adore David Ortiz. But he was way out of line and I have no problem if he’s held accountable. A fine might be appropriate; certainly he’s responsible for the cost of the phone repair.

But will the umpire be held accountable for his shape shifting concept of the strike zone?

Orioles: “We’re an organization that is valued at hundreds of millions of dollars….and Mr. Ortiz you owe us $45 for repairs to our landphone. We expect payment promptly or else we will impose a $2 a day penalty fee.”

Who even repairs a phone? You throw it out and get a new one. Are there people who can even “repair” a regular phone anymore? Are they in the same building as the cobbler and the TV/VCR repairmen?

I wonder if we will get a study in contrasts with a post about Miggy getting tossed today without even yelling and screaming, throwing anything, or even being demonstratively upset. And, then he just walked off.

Apparently, Leyland has only been tossed twice this year — by the same ump. They said Fairchild leads the league in ejections. That’s an ump stat you don’t want.

While the phone may have been between cycles, Papi is obviously at the peak of his.

And I suppose it is true that Tek cant fight a girl without his mask on, but if that is what counts for Inspiration for that team, so be it. Teks leadership skills sure were fantastic his last year there in bean town when the whole thing fell apart.

tfbuckfutter - Jul 28, 2013 at 11:18 PM

I’m sure Tek would have beaten up A-Rod in 2011 for inspiration too if, at that point, it wouldn’t have been as sad as pushing an old person off their rascal.

“A-Rod” “Slapping” “Mitt”. All words that bring back the wonderful image of that punk standing on second base with his hands on his head wondering how he could have been called out for his infamous bitch smack…

How does that “scream steroids”? To me it screams an ump with a moving strike zone and a great hitting performance. Steroids could help with bat doped and power but going 4 for 4 is just a good night. But I could be wrong